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About Baintlu Village

Baintlu is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 157 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baintlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baintlu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176209
Area (hectares) 25.72 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 157
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baintlu compares

By the 2011 count Baintlu is the 76th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 25.72 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Baintlu

Baintlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baintlu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baintlu from other places

Baintlu lies about 9.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baintlu
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 8.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.2 km

Villages closest to Baintlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baintlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Baintlu village had a population of 315. That makes it the 76th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Baintlu village has 157 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baintlu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Baintlu is 176209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baintlu covers 25.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baintlu falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baintlu is Kangra Mandir, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baintlu.

Baintlu is about 9.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baintlu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 7.5 km away. Shahpur is about 8.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharot (under 2 km), Rachhialu (under 2 km) and Kuthman (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baintlu today is likely to be higher.

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